MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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